The Republican journal., 1887-04-14
Chapter II.

An ACT to amend chapter two hundred and eighty
of the Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and
eighty-fve, entitled AN Act ainendatory 10 sec
ton tweuty-nine Of chapter niuety-one Of The
Revised Statutes
BE it enacted, &c, as follows:
, Section l. Section twenty-nire of chapter nine
ty-one OF the revised statutes as amended by chap
ter two hundred and eighty OF the public laws Of
eighteen hundred and eighty live, Is hereby further
amended by adding after the word "peeng" in
the first line OF said section, the words 'on yarirg,
and by adding after the word wood In the second
.ine the words or at cooking for persons engaged
in such labor and by adding after the WORD ser
vices performed by his team, and by adding after
the word days i'll the fourth line, the words after
the contract Is onpletcd, so that said section
amended shall real as follows;
Section ~. Whoever labors at cutting and
peeling. or yarlins hemlock bark. or cutting cord
wood or At cooking for persons engaged in such
labor, has n lien thereon Tor the amount due Tor
his personal services and tile services performed by
his team, which takes precedence OF ali other
claims continues tor thirty days after the contract
is completed, and may be enforced by attachment;
provided however. that such lien shall not contn-
ue after the bark or wood has arrived at market
Section =. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved Approved February IL 1857
Chapter 22.
AN ACT to compel Children under fifteen years Of
: age to attend the Public schools.
BE il enacted, Se., follows:
Section |. Every person having under his con-
troll u child betvicen the ages OF eight and fifteen
years, shall annually cause such child to attend tor
at least sixteen weeks, some public school, which
time shall be divided, TAR as the arrangement
OF school terms will allow, into two terms, each of
eg. consecutive weeks, and for every neglect of
such duty the person Offending shall forfeit sum
not exceeding twenty-five dollars, to the treasurer
OF the city or town, for the use of the public
schools in such city or town; but if such child has
been otherwise furnished for like period of time,
with the means OF education equal to that taught
In the common schools of the state, if his phy-
scal or mental condition is such as 10 prevent at
tendance at school or application to study, such
penalty shall not be incurred.
Section 2. Children living remote from any pub
lie school in the in which they reside, may be
allowed to attend the public schools in an adjoin-
terms as the school committees of said towrs agree
upon and prescribe, and the school committee OF
the town In which such children reside, shall pay
the sum agreed upon, out Of the appropriations OF
money raised in said town for school purposes. '
Section 3. Cities and towns shall Annually elect
one more persons, to be designated truant
officers, who shall inquire into all cases OF neglect
Of the duty prescribed in section and ascertain
the reasons therefor, and such truant officers, or
any one of them, shall, when so directed by the
school committee or supervisor In writing, prose-
cute in the name Of the city or town, any person
liable to the penalty provided in said section.
Section 4. Every city or town neglecting to
elect truant ofcers and truant officers neglecting
to prosecute when directed, as required by law,
shall forfeit not less than ten more than fifty
dollars 10 the use Of the public schools In the city
or town neglectng as aforesaid, or to the use Of
the public schools in the city or town where such
truant officer resides.
Section 5. The municipal officers shall fix the
compensation of the trunnt officers, elected as pre-
scribed in section three.
and fifteen years, who refuses to attend school as
required In section one, and who may Do founu
wandering about the streets public places of any
dsy Nhile thc school Of which he 10 legally a schol
Ar u in session. on complaint Of the tTuaht ofncsrs
. oesviAed b sseliea tisse. shaal b Committed "